Forensic application of DNA barcoding for identification of illegally traded African pangolin scales

Genome

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 272-284

  Mwale, Monica ^a   Dalton, Desire L ^a,b   Jansen, Raymond ^c,d   De Bruyn, Marli ^a,b   Pietersen, Darren ^d   Mokgokong, Prudent S ^a   Kotzé, Antoinette ^a,b,d  

^a National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d African Pangolin Working Group (APWG)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Forensic genetics; Illegal wildlife trade; Manis; Pangolin scale confiscation; Pangolins; Smutsia

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ASIA; CRIME; DNA BARCODING; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRIME; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GEOGRAPHY; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85015238080     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/gen-2016-0144     Document Type: Article

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